Abstract: . . .  legislation on alternative fuel vehicles. See CRS Report RS22351, Tax Incentives for Alternative Fuel and Advanced Technology Vehicles, by Brent D. Yacobucci for a description of existing alternative-fuel vehicle tax incentives. State Laws and Programs Several state laws and programs influence the economics of renewable energy production and use by providing incentives for research, production, and consumption of renewable fuels such as biofuels and wind energy systems.82 In addition, demand for agriculture-based renewable energy is being driven, in part, by state Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) that require utilities to obtain set percentages of their electricity from renewable sources by certain target dates. The amounts and deadlines vary, but as of January 2006, 34 states had laws instituting RPSs requiring, at a minimum, that state vehicle fleets procure certain volumes or percentages of renewable fuels. In several states, the RPS applied statewide on all motor vehicles; for example . . .
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